Curtain-hanger.



B. STASZKO.

CURTAIN HANGER.

APPLlcATloN FILED MAR. 23, 19m.

1,270,669. Patented Jline 25, 1918.

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CURTAIN HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED MARIS, l9|8 1,270,669. Patented Jun@ 1918.

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IBAZYLI STASZKO, OF HATFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

CURTAIN-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 25, 1918.

Application led March 23, 1918. Serial No. 224,295.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BAZYLI S'rAszKo, a subject of the Emperor of Austria, resident of Hatfield, county of Hampshire, and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in curtain supports and particularly to types in which the curtain may be moved laterally with relation to the window or opening against which it is disposed.

The principal object is to provide means whereby a curtain may be moved sidewise of the window in a particularly easy and convenient manner, without touching the material of the curtain by the hand.

A 'further object is to provide means which may be readily attached to the frames of existing windows or like openings, in which the curtain or other drapery is disposed in the ordinary manner upon a pole closely adjacent to the opening, means be ing combined therewith whereby, upon the pulling of a cord, the curtain material is drawn to one side so as to leave the opening clear or, upon the pulling an oppositely disposed cord, to cause the curtain to assume its normal position.

These and other like objects are attained by the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and shown in the accompanying drawings, forming a materi al part of this disclosure, and in which Figure 1 is a front elevational View showing a curtain support made in accordance with the invention, and indicating its application to an ordinary window.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view taken through one of the operating means.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 3, and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary plan view of the rack bar employed.

In the drawing the numeral 10, refers to the side elements of the window frame, joined to the top 1l, and base or sill 12, the same being of ordinary construction.

Rigidly engaged to the frame sides 10, are hollow rectangular casings 14, secured by screws or like fastenings 15, the casings projecting oppositely outward to some distance beyond the trames, as can best be seen in Fig. 1.

On the upper portion of the casings 14, are brackets 16, in which are mounted rods 17, their outer extending ends being provided with knobs 18, while the inner ends ot the rods 17 are slidably engaged within the tubular pole 20, so that the fixture may be adjusted to suit various windows or window openings.

Engaged on the pole 20, are a plurality of rings 21, so as to slide freely thereon, and connected with the rings are open eyes 22, in which are engaged links 23, supporting the curtain 25. Mounted to slide longitudinally in the casings 14, is a bar 27, terminating at both ends in racks 28, and having affixed upon its front edge an eye 29, through which the outermost of the several links 23 extends, the teeth of the racks being angularly formed in the manner of a ratchet.

Mounted in the lower part of the casings 14, are brackets 30, carrying fixed pins 31, upon each of which is rotatably mounted a circular plate 32, constituting a lever having an arm 33, at the outer end of which is attached a cord 35, hanging down alongside the window frame 10, and is engaged at its extremity with an operative handle 36. The arm 33 is normally held in a raised position by means of a coiled tension spring 38, engaged at one end to the upper portion of the casing 14, and the other end to the arm.

A plurality of pawls 40, are pivoted on the outer 'face of the disk 32, upon pins 41, and are normally pressed outward against the stop or limiting pins 42, by means ot' springs 43, the object of the springs being to maintain the pawls 40 in an operative position so that as the cord 35 is pulled, causing the plate to rotate, the points of the pawls are engaged with the ratchet racks 28, moving the bar 27 and, through its con'- nection with the curtain, moving it to the right or left accordingly to which one of the cords is pulled.

Obviously, as but a limited number of the pawls can be placed upon the sides of the disk, in order to actuate the bar 27 to its full extent, the cord must be pulled several times, the pawls, by reason of the springs 43, slipping over the rack teeth as the arm is drawn up by the spring 38, thus permitting the curtain to be drawn sidewise of the window at any extent required or to its full limit by a repetition of movement transmitted to the cord. y .v y

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let-Y ters Patent, is.

l. In a curtain hanger, the combination with a pair of hollow casings secured to the frame of the window, a telescopic bar mounted on said casings, and means Yslidable on said bar for supporting the curtains, of a rack-bar slidable longitudinally in Said casings, means for actuating said rack-bar in either direction, and means carried by said rack-bar for actuating the curtains.

2. In curtain fixture, `thev,combination with a Tpair; o'lopps'ed hollow" casingsI rig` idly engaged with the Window frame, a cur-Y tain support rail mounted thereomwand a curtain slidably engaged with said rail, Vof a rack-bar slidable longitudinally infsaid casings, levers pivoted in said casings, a plun rality; ofV pawls operatively engaged on the Sonica-le this patent may be obtsinedrfyor surfaeeof'said levers, means for actuating said levers whereby the teeth of said'pawls engage with the teeth of said rack-bar, and

B. In a curtain the combination withgax'pair of hollow opposed supports secured to the` frame of the window at the top 30 thereoiarsupport bar carried by lsaidvmcas-Y ings, rings slidably engaged on said support bar` and means for: Lattaching a curtain to said rings, of a rack-bar slidable longitudinally in said casings", said` lra'cli-barfhaving" 35 oppositely. formed ratchet: teeth at lthe ends thereof, levers rotatably mounted in-said casings, pawls pivotally attached to the sides" of said levers, stop pins preventing''said`V paivls Jfrom 'operatingin `one direction, 40 springs propelling said pawls against saidl stop pins,'means for holding saidlevers 'normally out of engagement, means for actuat-` ingY said levers, whereby said pawls are caused to engage in saidl ratchetteeth, and 45 means carried by said rack-bar for moving the curtain laterally'of the Windowfrarne.l

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